Vikram Bhatt says Aamir Khan wanted Ghulam to be the most important thing in Mahesh Bhatt’s life, explains why he dubbed Rani Mukerji’s voice in film

He added, “For me it was (important) because I only had Fareeb at that time and so I had a lot of fun. If today Aamir says, ‘I want you to do Ghulam and I want it to be the most important thing,’ I will say it cannot be.” When asked about his relationship with Aamir, the filmmaker said, “We are in touch. He came for my daughter’s wedding. We speak on phone sometimes. We are in touch.”

Vikram Bhatt also opened up about Rani Mukerji’s recent statements where she claimed that her voice was dubbed by someone else in Ghulam. Rani revealed that the makers of Ghulam felt her voice wasn’t suitable for the audience, leading to it being dubbed by a professional artiste.

The filmmaker said, “I want to address this controversy once for all. When Rani was to be cast in Ghulam, I myself had suggested her. I had seen her work in Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat and she had done very good acting. Someone told me ‘that film did not work, people did not like her voice and thought it was weird.’ I said, ‘Voice can be dubbed, the girl is a good actor and even looks good.’ So sometimes these things stick and no one thinks a lot. What we thought before casting, we did it. There was no conscious effort behind this.” He added, “We laugh about it. She knows I would not do anything like that to her.”